Climate in New Castle Northwest, Pennsylvania

New Castle Northwest, Pennsylvania gets 42 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

New Castle Northwest averages 37 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 161 sunny days per year in New Castle Northwest. The US average is 205 sunny days.

New Castle Northwest gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 154 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 83 degreesWinter Low: the January low is 18Rain: averages 42 inches of rain a yearSnow: averages 37 inches of snow a year

BESTPLACES COMFORT INDEX

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for New Castle Northwest is 6.8 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Pennsylvania.

6.8 / 10

August, June and July are the most pleasant months in New Castle Northwest, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate Averages

New Castle Northwest, Pennsylvania

United States

41.8 in.

38.1 in.

36.8 in.

27.8 in.

154.1 days

106.2 days

161 days

205 days

82.7°

85.8°

17.9°

21.7°

6.8

7

3.6

4.3

1007 ft.

2443 ft.

CLIMATE

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for New Castle Northwest with an average high temperature of 82.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Pennsylvania. In New Castle Northwest, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for New Castle Northwest are June, September and August.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for New Castle Northwest with an average of 17.9°. This is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In New Castle Northwest, there are 8.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Pennsylvania.

In New Castle Northwest, there are 135.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

In New Castle Northwest, there are 5.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Pennsylvania.

July is the wettest month in New Castle Northwest with 4.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 2.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 30% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 41.8 inches in New Castle Northwest means that it is drier than most places in Pennsylvania.

January is the rainiest month in New Castle Northwest with 15.3 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 10.3 rainy days. There are 154.1 rainy days annually in New Castle Northwest, which is rainier than most places in Pennsylvania. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 27% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 22% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 36.8 inches in New Castle Northwest means that it is snowier than most places in Pennsylvania. January is the snowiest month in New Castle Northwest with 11.5 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.